What were the symptoms of your prolactinoma?

My blood test showed high levels of prolactin. So a MRI was done and showed nothing! My doctor wants to repeat in 6 weeks just to keep an eye on it. The more I read about this, the more I feel uneasy! I have All the symtoms, but they could be cause by my meds that I take already (I'm recovering from back surgery).

With my prolactinoma, I started to rapidly gain weight, felt very fatigued, lost my period, and had really bad headaches. Then after a little while, those symptoms increased to also lactating (as if my body was pregnant). When I went to the doctor they kept telling me that everything was alright. I was 22 years old then, and finally begged to see a specialist. The new doctor ordered an MRI and that's how they found it. Mine is a Macroadenoma 16 x 14 and unfortunately too large to try and remove. They put me on Dostinex and it has stopped the growth, but the hormone imbalance is still there.

A blood test showed raised levels of prolactin. I had fluid in my breasts also. I did not do the MRI as my doctor asked. I had a CT scan done of the pituitary gland and this showed a pituitary microadenoma. I am taking Dostmex two times a week for one month. My doctor is only monitoring it now to see if it gets bigger.

I am taking Bromocriptine and I get tightness in my chest and sometime a faster heart rate. Also I had a nose cold before taking the medication and I still have a runny nose like I still have a cold but sometime my nose gets dry inside and I get watery discharge after.

I did not have a period for a year and a half. My ob/gyn said it was because I was overweight. I didn't believe that. Eventually, she did a blood test and found that my prolactin levels were high. After medication (bromocriptine), I started ovulating and having a period again, and got pregnant with my now, 7 month old, after having two other girls, 15 and 17 years old!

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